by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod
Cor Cordium
Language: English
Sweet Heart, true heart, strong heart, star of my life, oh never For thee the lowered banner, the lost endeavour! The weapons are still unforged that thee and me shall dissever, For I in thy heart have swelling, and thou too in mine for ever. Can a silken cord strangle love, or a steel sword sever? Or be as a bruiséd reed, the flow'r of joy for ever? Love is a beautiful dream, a deathless endeavour And for thee the lowered banner, O Sweet Heart, never!
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Text Authorship:
- by William Sharp (1855 - 1905), as Fiona Macleod, "Cor Cordium", appears in The Hour of Beauty, first published 1907 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Augusta Read Thomas (b. 1964), "Cor Cordium", 1997, first performed 1997 [ SATB chorus a cappella ], from Love Songs, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2010-07-19
Line count: 8
Word count: 86